Michael Franks
dedicated this album to the memory of
Antonio Carlos Jobim
, but it's neither
Franks
' best effort nor particularly evocative of the great Brazilian composer. There is not an especially strong Brazilian influence on the disc, despite the presence of
Eliane Elias
. In fact, there's a host of heavy hitters on board, including
the Yellowjackets
,
Peter Erskine
Carla Bley
Steve Swallow
Art Farmer
Marc Johnson
Bob Mintzer
Michael Brecker
, and many, many others. But while the revolving door of stars has served
well on other recordings, here they don't seem to add up to much. ~ Ross Boissoneau